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Letters Paient .N 97,907, dated December 14, 1869.

IMPROVED HINGE.

To all whom z'tmzay concern Be it known that I, D. R. GOULD, of Ghestertown, `in the county of Warremand' in the State of New York,'have invented certain new and nseful Improvements inV Hinges; anddo hereby declare than the follollowing is aull, clear, and exact description thereof,v

reference `being had to the accompanying drawings,

and tol the letters 'ofreference marked-thereon, inaking a part of `this specification. n Thev nature 'ot 1ny invention consists in the construc- `tion of a=l1inge,-whichcan be n'sed for either .rightor left-handqdoor by simply changing a small washer.

In `order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains,'to make and use the same, I will now prooeed't-o. describe its construction and operation, referring tothe annexed drawings, in which- `Figure l-is aninside view ofthe hinge, and.

Figure 2is a plan view Oredge view. y

.A A represent lthe halves of the hinge, to be secured in the -usual manner to the door and' door- '.frame. f

rlhe one. half', A, is, at the inner edge, provided with i the lbui-or b arrel B, which is cnt on the inside, so as to form three separate parts et a, while on the outside,

it is .all` iu onefpiece. I The parts (t 1, are slotted vertically, exactly at right' angles with the hinge A.

.lhe other hal, A', of` the hinge is, at its inner edge, provided with abolt, C, connected to the sainev by means of the pieces l) l), of suitable size to, pass freely between the parts e a of' the barrel vB.

'The bolt G is .passed through the'barrel B, the slots in said barrel allowing the pieces l1 b to pass through. To prevent the partA' from passingentirely'through when placed at right angles with the part A, a. recess is formed inthe upper edge of the lower part a of the barrel B, in which recessa ring, D, or washer is` placed, upon which the lower piece b will rest while' passing theslot. y

` The ring D can be ehanged so that the hinge may be turned upside down, and thus made to answereither for a right or left-hand door.` p g Having thus fully described my invention, A Vh'at I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I The combination of the parts A A', barrel B, fslotted as described, boltG, piecesb b, and ring or washer D, all substantially as set forth. v f

In' testimony that I ola-iin Jthe foregoing, l'. have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 16th day of Ang- Witnesses J. H. WALKER,

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